Is it possible, a major segment of the American electorate has contracted Alzheimer’s disease? Yesterday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported the private sector created another 161,000 jobs in October. And the unemployment rate dropped to 4.9 percent. Equally important, average wages rose 2.8 percent compared to October 2015, the highest annual increase in more … Read more
SPOILER ALERT: At the end of the movie Catch Me If You Can, Leonardo di Caprio’s character Frank Abagnale, Jr., a master forger, ends up working for the FBI. Why? Because he knew the counterfeit game better than most of the other criminals the FBI pursued. I’ve been thinking about this movie a lot lately. Last … Read more
And why it won’t work. As this election cycle comes to an end, and barring a major reversal of fortunes, Donald Trump will not be the next president of the United States. Rather than exit with some modicum of dignity, he has elected to up the ante, trashing anyone and everyone who has abandoned … Read more
There has been a lot of discussion whether there was any quid pro quo associated with donations to the Clinton Family Foundation while Hillary Clinton was Secretary of State. The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines the term as “something that is given to you or done for you in return for something you have given to or … Read more
This was supposed to be the week both major party candidates concentrated on their visions and proposals for growing the American economy. On Monday, Donald Trump focused on reduced tax rates, deregulation and repeal/renegotiation of trade agreements. We have yet to hear from Hillary Clinton (scheduled for Thursday) but we know she will likely … Read more